Welfare Information (MT 2017)

Our wonderful welfare representative for this year is AJ Gilbert.  He can be reached at alexander.gilbert@philosophy.ox.ac.uk.  AJ has organized a full term of events for MT; see below!

Recurring Weekly Events

• Welfare Tea (Friday, 14:30 to 15:30)
• Dinner at St. Anne's (Friday, 19:00- 20:00)
• Pub Night (Friday, 20:00)

Other Events 

• Week 0 (1 October): Pub Greet (Sunday)
• Week 1 (8 October): Welfare Q&A
• Week 2 (15 October): Pub Quiz (Friday)
• Week 3 (22 October): Introduction to LaTeX Session
• Week 4 (29 October): Academic Q&A
• Week 5 (5 November): Oxford Philosophy Graduate Conference (Saturday to Sunday)
• Week 6 (12 November): Pizza Night
• Week 7 (19 November): Games Night
• Week 8 (26 November): Secret Santa

There will be emails sent out before each event with more information.  As always, please don't hesitate to contact AJ or I with any questions, comments, or concerns (or just a quick 'hello'!).

Online Sources on Academic Representation

1. Academic Mental Health Collective: https://amhcollective.com/ 
2. Philosop-Her: https://politicalphilosopher.net/
3. Minorities and Philosophy: http://www.mapforthegap.com/
4. Minorities in Philosophy: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.apaonline.org/resource/resmgr/Data_on_Profession/Minorities_in_Philosophy.pdf 
5. College Resources for Women Students: http://www.collegechoice.net/college-resources-for-women-students/
6. LGBT Philosophy Forum: http://philosophyforumlgbt.org/
7. Minorities in Philosophy: Data: http://dailynous.com/2015/01/11/minorities-in-philosophy-data-visualized/
8. Women in Philosophy: http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2013/06/17/192523112/name-ten-women-in-philosophy-bet-you-can-t
9. Racial Diversity in Philosophy: http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2011/06/is-there-any-hope-for-the-racial-diversity-of-the-philosophy-profession.html
10. Mental Health in Grad School: https://scholarstudioblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/09/mental-health-in-academia/

(Note: this is certainly not an exhaustive list of online resources, and should be viewed as a starting point! There are also resources on the main Oxford website: e.g., https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/welfare?wssl=1)